Cirinti, Ciriṇṭī: 5 definitions
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Cirinti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chirinti.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuCiriṇṭī (चिरिण्टी) is another name for Śaṅkhapuṣpī, a medicinal plant identified with Convolvulus microphyllus, synonym of Convolvulus prostratus (prostrate bindweed) from the Convolvulaceae or “morning glory” family of flowering plants, according to verse 3.132-134 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Ciriṇṭī and Śaṅkhapuṣpī, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCiriṇṭī (चिरिण्टी).—[cireṇa aṭati pitṛgṛhāt bhartṛgeham aṭ ac pṛṣo° Tv.]
1) A woman married or single who continues to reside after maturity in her father's house.
2) A young woman (in general); देव न प्रत्ययः स्त्रीषु चपलास्वखिलास्वपि । चिरण्टीष्वपि न ग्राह्यो वेशस्त्रीष्विव सर्वदा (deva na pratyayaḥ strīṣu capalāsvakhilāsvapi | ciraṇṭīṣvapi na grāhyo veśastrīṣviva sarvadā) || Kathāsaritsāgara 58.56.
See also (synonyms): ciraṇṭī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCiriṇṭī (चिरिण्टी):—f. = raṇṭi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text: Ciranti, Carata, Cirandi, Shankhapushpi.
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